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Book Review By Caroline
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

Eugenides, the Royal Thief of Eddis is on a mission fron his queen to collect information about their countries enemies. While on mission in neighbouring Attolia, he is captured by the young and beautiful Queen of Attolia, and has his hand cut off as punishment. After he is left to rot in jail of a few weeks, he is sent back to his queen as a warning. He suffers through his feelings of lost and isolates himself, not knowing that a war has started is his name. Throughout the rest of the book, Gen must overcome his personal sense of loss in order to save his country; in a way that the reader could never guess!


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - fighting a personal illness/handicap
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 0 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What kind of sex: - vague references only
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